Vidyanand Mahto @ Vidhanand Mahto @ Bidyanand Mahto @ Vidayanand Mahato v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.65318 of 2025, decided 24-11-2025 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Bail application of Vidyanand Mahto (aliases Vidhanand/Bidyanand/Vidayanand Mahto/Mahato) in PS Case No. 434 of 2024, Bihariganj, Madhepura, under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act, rejected on grounds of nature of accusation and three criminal antecedents. Advocates: N.K.Agrawal (Sr. Adv.) and Pawan Kumar for petitioner; Md. Shakir Ahmad for the State. No precedent cited; short oral order.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner was found to have three criminal antecedents, in addition to appearing to be one of the assailants of the deceased. ¶¶12